 Sonya Vartanian - Chona | All Comments |
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| 16th November 2008 dani | thank you - From: Lake Titicaca...its just as beautiful as its name is amusing :) thank you so much for your reply on the info for the bus company and canyon tour. I have heard good things about Land Adventures. love the photos of lake Titica! shame that it is so touristy, but it seems from what you have written that the culture of the people has not been too affected. Hopefully the tourists that lake titica attracts are respectful. looking forward to reading more from you. my partner and i will be there in 5 days. Cant wait!!! |
| 13th November 2008 Elisa | wow, great pics - From: Lake Titicaca...its just as beautiful as its name is amusing :) My favorite is the close-up of the Llama eating, and the other one with the man taking a picture of the llama. The picture of the adorable boy (close-up) is great. What a gallery! |
| 12th November 2008 Chona | - From: Arequipa and Caņon del Colca...beauty in the high Peruvian desert! ...yes it was very WOW! This whole country is breathtaking! Someday I am sure you will see for yourself! Miss you! |
| 12th November 2008 Chona | - From: Arequipa and Caņon del Colca...beauty in the high Peruvian desert! Hi! the bus company is Cruz del Sur...recommend it for night trips over 6 hours...but it is significantly more expensive than other companies. Your choice. :) the hostel in Arequipa is Bothy Hostel and the tour company to book for the canyon trek is Land Adventures...highly recommended! Enjoy Peru! |
| 12th November 2008 steph | breathtaking - From: Arequipa and Caņon del Colca...beauty in the high Peruvian desert! absolutely breathtaking...i can't even imagine how beautiful it is in person...WOW and WOW. |
| 10th November 2008 Dani | bus company - From: Arequipa and Caņon del Colca...beauty in the high Peruvian desert! hi Sonya, really found your blog very interesting and loved the photos! sounds like you were very deprived of sleep for the first few days. i am traveling to Peru in 10 days and would love to know the name of the bus company you so highly praise and the hostel to book the canyon tour. keep up the writting. |
| 4th November 2008 hernan | ye yeah! - From: My home away from home for almost 2 months in San Gil, Colombia que chevere que la estes pasando tan bueno. un abrazo!! |
| 29th October 2008 Elisa Lima | great pics - From: San Gil...Hogar de Ninos...crazy little ones! :) Hi Chon, these are such wonderful pictures of the kids. How did you remember all of their names? I love the Luna-Jessie drama. So cute! It looks like a safe place for them to grow. |
| 15th October 2008 Malia | Wow! - From: Slipped and slid my way through Cueva Vaca! Just looking at your pics made my claustrophobia kick in....I'm glad you had a good time! I NEVER could have done that. |
| 12th October 2008 Shannon | - From: Bungee jump! Ahhhhhhh! Hi Sonya, I've been reading your blogs and have a wonderful time traveling with you! It sounds like you are have and obviously doing things you have never done before. Continue your journey and be safe as I will continue reading about them. Shannon |
| 22nd September 2008 Stephanie | Saludos! - From: Photos of Medellin and Bogota that I never shared... Hey, I finally got to really check out the blog and...wow! I'll have to take some time and look back on what I missed but it is truly amazing. I love the Bogota pics...I especially loved the political graffiti and art! I also really liked the lllama with shoes, thats amazing, haha. Keep on keeping! Blessed travels! |
| 21st September 2008 Veronika | - From: Querida Cartagena... I just happened upon your travelog and this entry. I've always known what an amazing woman you are, thank you for sharing of your adventures and insights. Look forward to reading more. |
| 20th September 2008 Chona | - From: My 2nd adventure in San Gil...waterfall rapelling! The scariest of all! Miss you too! But I soooo love it here in Colombia...going to be very hard to leave! Shit! |
| 19th September 2008 Mary Gehrkens | Not a 2nd time Girl - From: My 2nd adventure in San Gil...waterfall rapelling! The scariest of all! I'm glad i'm looking at these picture after you done it for the 2nd time and that your down and safe. It looks like fun but I don't think i could go down its very high up!!!! Looking forward for more acton!!! Aunt Mary |
| 19th September 2008 Jodee | - From: My 2nd adventure in San Gil...waterfall rapelling! The scariest of all! AHHHHH!! You are crazy girl!! What fun!! |
| 19th September 2008 hernan | nice! - From: My 2nd adventure in San Gil...waterfall rapelling! The scariest of all! looks so fun!! we all miss u here! but stay in s.a. for now though... :) |
| 17th September 2008 Chona | - From: My 3rd adventure in San Gil...white water rafting! I am having the time of my life! But i miss you guys too! |
| 17th September 2008 Chona | - From: My first adventure in San Gil...paragliding with the birds! hey girl! Not sure where I will be...but I will let you know...maybe somewhere in the Amazon. :) |
| 16th September 2008 Jodee | Hooray!!! - From: My 3rd adventure in San Gil...white water rafting! Grrr.....I'm so jealous!! I've always wanted to go white water rafting!! Looks like so much fun! Rock on girl!! xoxo |
| 16th September 2008 Malia | I'm SSSSSOOOOO jealous... - From: My first adventure in San Gil...paragliding with the birds! It looks like you are having an amazing time. Where are you going to be the beginning of April? I might come join you for a week! |
| 15th September 2008 hernan | que bacano!! - From: My photos from Parque Tayrona...an absolute backpackersī jungle beach paradise im glad ur having so much fun! coulnt see the paragliding pics. did other people have the same problem? much love, hernan |
| 4th September 2008 Aunt Mary | Isladel Rosario Island, Unbelievable - From: My photos of my weekend on Isla del Rosario Sonya, Just finished looking at your pictures of the Isladel Rosario Island and I just can't believe my eyes. It brings back so many memories & good time. It brought tears to my eyes. Unbelievable what it is now then what it was? I just can't get over it. Aunt Mary |
| 30th August 2008 Lauren | Love - From: Querida Cartagena... I did not know your momma was gone... what an INCREDIBLE way to pay tribute to her! I also had no idea you were born down there! What a great life story you have, and are MAKING for YOURSELF!! Rachel and I just heard from our Baracoa boys via email -they ar well and still talk about us always, they say :0) Of course. We Cali girls are UNforgettable!! ;) Miss you, Be well and post some more pics! XOXOXO Lauren S |
| 27th August 2008 Jodee | Heaven - From: Querida Cartagena... I'm sure your mom is smiling down from the heavens and is so proud of you, what you've become, and your adventures. I love that you spent the anniversary of her death in the experiences that she had!! I love you girl and wish I was there to experience this time with you! xoxo |
| 27th August 2008 Jodee | Cools Pics - From: Added the rest of the Canaima photos! Lovin the pics!! sooo very awesome!! I'm jealous :) |
| 27th August 2008 Jodee | Lovin It - From: Some of the moments I donīt want to forget... Glad to see you are still lovin your amazing adventure...even all the obstacles along the way you manage to see the beauty and experience of it all. I'm proud of you girl...but missing you tons!! Stay safe and keep enjoying every adventure! Love Ya! xoxo |
| 27th August 2008 Jodee | Tough Cookie - From: Survival of the fittest via natural selection...Venezolano style I always knew you were one tough cookie!! You go girl! More power to ya! Miss ya tons!! xoxo |
| 27th August 2008 andrea | you are amazing - From: Querida Cartagena... sonya, I am so happy you are there at this time in your life, i never knew your mother, actually i guess i do thru you and Elisa. What an amazing woman she was, looking at you and your beautiful sister. She is smiling right now, so happy you are living out the dream she always wanted for you. to travel this beautiful world, and really LIVE!! Good for you treating yourself to some luxury after some of the stories you have wrote here, you really deserve it. Enjoy my friend, Enjoy!! |
| 26th August 2008 hernan | que chevere - From: Some of the moments I donīt want to forget... im so glad you are having so much fun. |
| 24th August 2008 Pamela | Back to School - From: Some of the moments I donīt want to forget... Hi Sonya..love your blog..you are amazing. It is back to school for us soon! We'll miss you at Stanford. Lisa is getting things together. I have not forgotten about my contacts in Argentina. Just waiting until it gets a bit closer. Sorry about your grandfather. I hope you continue to have a wonderful time. |
| 21st August 2008 Adriana | Favorite Picture - From: Added the rest of the Canaima photos! I love all the pictures and I even made Bryan look at all of them and we both decided that we don't have the balls you do! LOL! My favorite pic is of you laying down and taking in nature by the falls. I can tell that that moment was wonderful and most likely overwhelming for you. Nature is so powerful, but beautiful and peaceful at the same time. I was imagining myself laying there. I probably would of cried because we are so numb living where we do that we forget we are one with the earth and that God made us to be with nature and not in concrete.Thank you for the pics, they are gorgeous and so are you! =) |
| 20th August 2008 Chona | Hi Annie! - From: Survival of the fittest via natural selection...Venezolano style I miss you too! Wish you could be here with me to see all these amazing places and meet all these special people! Thanks for reading the blog...it makes me feel closer to you. :) |
| 20th August 2008 Chona | - From: Habana Vieja--Part 2 :) Miss you girl! Wish you were here! |
| 20th August 2008 Chona | hi E! - From: Uploaded the Canaima photos! The water is that reddish color because of the minerals in the earth that are on the top of the tepuis...this minerals wash down off the tepuis into the rivers...the water is so beautiful red in the sun! Wish you guys were there to do this part of the trip...you have to see Salto Angel some day! |
| 20th August 2008 andrea | missing you - From: Survival of the fittest via natural selection...Venezolano style hey girl, you are a bad ass chick!! i love it, please be safe.. I miss you so much... |
| 20th August 2008 Elisa | wow - From: Uploaded the Canaima photos! How beautiful!!! My favorite pic is of you swinging on the vine with the moving foliage in the background. So may awesome pictures capturing the beauty of the places you've seen as best as a camera can! How exhilerating that plane ride must have been?! And swimming at the base of the falls!! Why did the water at the beach and in the river look a rust color in certain places? |
| 20th August 2008 Maria Geronimo | Awesome - From: Habana Vieja--Part 2 :) Great pictures, Sonya! I really enjoy reading your descriptions of everything. Keep it up when you can. Be safe!! Miss you! |
| 19th August 2008 Jules | HOLY SHIT!!! - From: Survival of the fittest via natural selection...Venezolano style Girl, you must be tough-as-nails 'cause I know I wouldn't of made it as far as you have!! It must be because you are sooo young that you can tolerate all this......I must be what they call a "high maintenence girl"!!! I have to, at the very least, have clean bathrooms when I travel, and I would of been scared to death of all those crazy ass people you are talking about!!!! But on the other hand, one day you will have VERY interesting stories to tell your children and grandchildren!!!! Be careful.....I will worry about you until you come home and I see your beautiful face again!!! Love, Jules |
| 19th August 2008 Lauren | OMG - From: Survival of the fittest via natural selection...Venezolano style HOLY SHIT SON!!! Youre one badass chick -- be safe, love! XO L |
| 15th August 2008 Chona | Miss you girl! - From: That was yummy...I want a second helping :) Yes...luck has definatly been on my side! I am so glad you are reading my blog...it makes me feel like I am not so far away. Miss you! :) |
| 14th August 2008 Jodee | Light at the end of the tunnel.... - From: That was yummy...I want a second helping :) I'm so glad everything ended up working out....but of course only you would be able to pull through something like that!! I can't tell you enough how proud I am of you and how I LOVE hearing about your adventures!! I'm relieved that you've met some great people and in good company! Please stay safe as you move on to your next quest! Te amo mucho!!!! xoxo |
| 8th August 2008 cheko | Venezuela- The land of Banks (no pun intended) - From: Arrived in Venezuela :) Thanks for the birthday wishes! If you can master the banking system in Venezuela, then you should have no problem surviving the other trivial matters of the Amazon Basin like deadly pirahnas, venemous serpents, alligators, dinosaurs, and and of course those vicious cannibalistic savages that are threatening to not give up their land to the progress of capitalism. Have fun at the falls. Just donīt fall. Love ya- S y E |
| 8th August 2008 Lauren | Good luck! - From: Arrived in Venezuela :) What a whirlwind... Amazing to think of a place off the beaten Gringo path! ;) Enjoy, baby, ENJOY. |
| 7th August 2008 anonymous | - From: Chiapas and Guatemala were just as beautiful this time as they were before! It is so good to hear about your travels, and I'm sure you know how much Laur and I want to be there with you...eating, singing, dancing and laughing and oh, did I mention eating? :) Have a blast...was in your land last week, was in Orange County and San Diego, nice weather and gorgeous warm water (not as amazing as Baracoa waters!) Miss you, have so much fun! |
| 7th August 2008 Chona | me too! - From: Chiapas and Guatemala were just as beautiful this time as they were before! I hope you are feeling better...wish you and your sis were here too. We would have TOO much fun together. XOXO |
| 6th August 2008 Lauren | Wishing I was with you.. - From: Chiapas and Guatemala were just as beautiful this time as they were before! GOOD LUCK! |
| 5th August 2008 Janet | viva cuba libre: azucar amargo - From: Leaving on a jet plane...Take 2 yes, la vida en cuba es muy difficil! bittersweet it is. you are so blessed to be able to do the travel you are doing now. so many around you will benefit so much. thanks for the reminder that our way of life is the anomoly! keep on keeping on. |
| 30th July 2008 Lauren Stower | LOVE!! - From: Leaving on a jet plane...Take 2 You are so right on -- we'll never fully stop being tortured by what we've seen and experienced... but that is the drive to continue to travel, to see and experience, to bear witness to reality, and to bring beauty to all that we do, see, and breathe. The friends we made in Baracoa, and all across that great island know us to be genuine, and generous human beings... and that's an incredibl gift to be able to give. We cannot be ashamed or guilty about where we're from - we can only try and spread the privilege around to benefit others, and show them that not all Americans are fuck-faces ;) Welcome back to the road, baby, Im SO glad you made it back. Cant wait to hear all about Mex/GUA, you jet-setter, you. Love Lauren PS: I have been in th hospital for 5 days with terrible fever and body aches, which they think is Dengue. Theyre awaiting the CDC results form my blood to determine the cause, but holy shit, whatever it is, it SUCKS! BRING DEET on your travels, to avoid this really prevalent disease (esp. in the tropics and the Caribbean!) XO |
| 29th July 2008 Adriana | Beautiful - From: Leaving on a jet plane...Take 2 Your post is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I will keep you in my prayers on your travels back. God Bless and big hug. |
| 21st July 2008 anonymous | - From: I feel so comfortable here... Hola from one of the San Francisco sistas :) Glad to hear you made it to Cienfuegos with your sis...hope you enjoy your last few days in the most amazing country ever! How was the rest of your trip in Baracoa? Do anything fun without us? See my Jorge or Richard? :) |
| 21st July 2008 Lauren | Love! - From: I feel so comfortable here... I love that Rach and I got a mention in your travel blog! We'll never forget the time we spent in Baracoa - your descriptions of Cuba are RIGHT ON. So good to hear your words.... Keep rocking on - wish I were traveling with you!! Love Lauren S |
| 14th July 2008 Ben | Pictures - From: I feel so comfortable here... Donde estan las pictures. we want to see some of that tropical paradise you describe on your blog. Please be safe and write more. Adios |
| 8th July 2008 Adriana | Love the Blog - From: Santiago de Cuba...not a great first impression! I am glad that you are enjoying yourselves. I love this Blog, it is so neat. Stay safe and keep filling us in. Stay away from the jigalos! LOL! I will check up on your blog soon! I worry about you! XOXO |
| 29th June 2008 Carolyn | Adios! - From: All packed up and almost ready to go! :) Hi Sonya! Have a wonderful trip. Will look forward to the pics of your experiences. I'll just live vicariously through you 'til I start traveling. Have fun!! Hugs, Carolyn |
